Early Temple Structures
Major components of a monastery (‑ji; ‑in; ‑dera; ‑tera all mean monastery):
garan, temple compound (from the Sanskrit samgharama)
gates (mon)
south great gate (nandaimon)
inner gate (chūmon)
covered cloister (kairō)
pagoda (Sanskrit stupa} transliterated as sotoba intoJapanese and shortened to tō)
three‑storied pagoda (sanjū no tō)
five‑storied pagoda (gojū no tō)
jeweled pagoda (tahō tō)
main image hall (kond, "golden hall;" hondō)
inner sanctuary, cancel (naijin)
outer sanctuary, ambulatory (gejin)
aisle (hisashi)
altar (shumidan)
lecture hall (Sanskrit, caityagriha, "house of sanctity;" kōdō)
octagonal chapel (hakkaku dō; endō; literally "round hall")
bell tower (shorō)
sutra repository (kyōzō)
monks' quarters (sōbō)
refectory (jikidō)
storehouses (kura)
bath houses (yūya)
latrines (tōsu)